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ESA and CNES sign contract to maintain Spaceport, furthering modernisation and environmental sustainability

Written by  Wednesday, 21 June 2023 10:55
Overview of the Technical Centre at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana

At the Paris air show today, ESA Director of Space Transportation Daniel Neuenschwander and CNES's Guiana Space Centre Director Marie-Anne Clair signed a contract, maintaining ESA’s role and focusing on objectives including improving flexibility to handle new payloads, reducing carbon footprint and furthering the digital transformation at Europe’s Spaceport to 2027. Looking on were ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and CNES Deputy Chief Executive Lionel Suchet.

CNES has overall responsibility for maintaining the operational condition of the spaceport and modernizing facilities.

At the Paris air show today, ESA Director of Space Transportation Daniel Neuenschwander and CNES's Guiana Space Centre Director Marie-Anne Clair signed a contract, maintaining ESA’s role and focusing on objectives including improving flexibility to handle new payloads, reducing carbon footprint and furthering the digital transformation at Europe’s Spaceport to 2027. Looking on were ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and CNES Deputy Chief Executive Lionel Suchet.

CNES has overall responsibility for maintaining the operational condition of the spaceport and modernizing facilities.


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